as in replacement
a person or thing that fulfills the role of someone or something else
The children's aunt acted as a surrogate for their late mother.
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Recent Examples of surrogate
The duo welcomed their second daughter, Chicago, and second son, Psalm, via surrogate in 2018 and 2019, respectively.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
The former president was among multiple high-profile surrogates to campaign across the state, and Harris made frequent visits.
—Gavin Off and, Charlotte Observer, 18 Feb. 2025
The two never married but share two kids, daughter True, 6, and son Tatum, 2, who was born via surrogate.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Musk spent at least $288 million to help elect Trump and became the president’s leading surrogate.
—Lawrence Norden, TIME, 12 Feb. 2025
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
The former president was among multiple high-profile surrogates to campaign across the state, and Harris made frequent visits.
—Gavin Off and, Charlotte Observer, 18 Feb. 2025
The two never married but share two kids, daughter True, 6, and son Tatum, 2, who was born via surrogate.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Musk spent at least $288 million to help elect Trump and became the president’s leading surrogate.
—Lawrence Norden, TIME, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surrogate
Noun
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The bulk of those losses occurred after Feb. 5, when Robin Washington — a longtime Salesforce board member and Gilead’s former CFO — was announced as the replacement for veteran finance chief Amy Weaver, who disclosed plans to depart last year but stayed on until the role was filled.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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Whatever is left of the pavlova gets ground into a fine powder and used as a creative replacement for powdered sugar.—
Dominick Williams,
Kansas City Star,
27 Feb. 2025
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But animals often make poor substitutes for humans.—
Celia Ford,
Vox,
3 Mar. 2025
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Think of it as a high-tech sprinkler system: excellent at putting out small fires instantly, but not a substitute for eliminating flammable materials in the first place.—
Michael Roytman,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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And Iran’s regional proxies, Hezbollah and Hamas, are in no condition to threaten Israel with retaliation should the Iranian facilities come under attack.—
David E. Sanger,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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Citing people familiar with the situation, Bloomberg stated Trump expressed an interest to work with Iran on both nuclear matters and Tehran's support for anti-U.S. proxies in the Middle East during a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin last month.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Marko, however, is confident that Verstappen will prove to be an effective backup in case of issues with the car.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Garoppolo and Dobbs both get the Mike White offer (two-year, $8 million, with $4 million guaranteed), and whoever accepts it first becomes Tagovailoa’s backup.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Surrogate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surrogate. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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